ISLAMABAD, 28 May, 2009 (Balochistan Times) -- Federal Minister for
Education Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani Thursday endorsed the proposal to
declare National Institute of Science and Technical Education (NISTE) as
Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Technical University of Applied Sciences
and Technical Education. The federal minister recommended the idea to
declare the institute as university during his visit to the institute
today. Bijarani highly appreciated the work being persuaded at NISTE for
equipping the students with skill based knowledge. He assured NISTE of
his full support to strengthen its programmes and enable it to attain
the status of a university of applied sciences and technical education.
Director General NISTE, Professor Farid A. Khawaja gave a presentation
to the minister for demonstrating the infrastructure and equipment
available in the Institute. NISTE will soon get approval from cabinet
and start working as first Technical varsity of the country that will
train technical teachers, educate students in the technical fields of
Civil, Mechanical, Auto, Electrical and Electronics, he informed. NISTE
is the only apex institute of its kind which develop curriculum, train
master trainers and conduct research to develop resource material. NISTE
has fully equipped labs in civil, mechanical, electrical electronics and
other technical fields to work as a university so HEC principally agreed
to grant NISTE, the status of a technical University in the first week
of May.

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